Akron/Family Announce New Album

Psych-rock space cases Akron/Family have a new album coming out, and they've given it a mouthful of a title: S/T II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT. Dead Oceans will release the LP February 8 in the U.S. and March 14 in the UK, and that's the cover above.

According to a press release, the album was apparently "written in a cabin built into the side of Mount Meakan, an active volcano in Akan National Park, on the island of Hokkaido, Japan" and recorded it in an abandoned train station in Detroit, which sounds like a pretty good place to get killed. Producer Chris Koltay (No Age, Liars, Deerhunter) is quoted as saying, "This album will transcend the internet."

Below, check out the album's tracklist and a tripped-out promo video. Download "song frangments" from the album over here.